Verdicts and Settlements

This page contains headlines of articles about some of our most recent and successful cases. These cases are just a few samples of the differences we have made in the lives of our clients. The articles in their entirety can be accessed simply by clicking on the link below the headline. We will continue to add articles to this page as they become available.

Achievements

• "Best Lawyer if the Surgeon Leaves a Sponge in You"
  MO Lawyers Weekly, October 6th 2008
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• "Paraplegic recovers $6.5M for tractor-trailer collision"
  MO Lawyers Weekly, September 29th 2008
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• "Misdiagnosis leads to $2 million settlement - Family claimed three doctors failed to treat aortic dissection" MO Lawyers Weekly, March 24th 2008 Click here to view the article

• "Girl Sues Over Scoliosis Surgery: She Claimed Paralysis During Operation - $1.75 Million Settlement"
  Missouri Lawyers Weekly, February 2005
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• "Heart Surgeon Left Clamp on Artery: Plaintiff Suffered Vision Loss and Neurological Injuries - $3.5 Million Settlement" Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Februrary 2003 Click here to view the article<

• "One Triplet Suffered Brain Damage - Umbilical Catheter Penetrated Heart Wall - $10 Million Settelment " Missouri Lawyers Weekly, April 2003 Click here to view the article

• "Families Awarded $25 Million in Deaths of Joplin Couple"
  By Debby Woodin, Globe Staff Writer, April 2003 Click here to view the article

• "Surgery Performed on Wrong Disc Space: Scarring Caused Lower Extremity Injuries - $390,000 Settlement" Missouri Lawyers Weekly, January 2003 Click here to view the article

• "Heat-Related Illness Kills 34-Year-Old Man: Hospital Treated Him for Meningitis - $2 Million Settlement"< Missouri Lawyers Weekly, September 2002 Click here to view the article

• "Joplin Attorneys Win $20.4 Million Personal Injury Case in Texas "
  Missouri Lawyers Weekly, March 2002 Click here to view the article

• "Low Potassium Led to Woman's Death - $800, 000 Verdict; $1.2 Million Settlement"
  Missouri Lawyers Weekly, May 2001 Click here to view the article

• "Baby Born at Home After Diagnosis of False Labor: Hospital Settles Claim for Brain Damage"
  Missouri Lawyers Weekly, March 2001 Click here to view the article

• "Baby Died 7 Hours after Birth: Suffered Skull Fracture During Forceps Delivery - $1.2 Million Settlement " Missouri Lawyers Weekly, March 2001 Click here to view the article

• "Doctor Failed to Transfer Boy to Trauma Center - $1.5 Million Verdict"
  Missouri Lawyers Weekly, February 2001 Click here to view the article

• "Auto Accident Victims Sue to Enforce Settlement: Defendants Claimed Agreement Was Global - $1.35 Million Settlement" Missouri Lawyers Weekly, December 2000 Click here to view the article

• "High-Schooler Died from Asthma Attack - $1.5 Million Verdict"
  Missouri Lawyers Weekly, March 2000 Click here to view the article

• "Womans Bowel Was Perforated During Surgery - $355,000 Verdict"
  Missouri Lawyers Weekly, May 1999
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• "'Scalped' Farm Worker Gets $3 Million: Liability Carrier Claimed Plaintiff Was Employee of Owners - $3 Million Judgement" Missouri Lawyers Weekly, August 1998 Click here to view the article

• "Low Speed Collision Caused Brain Injury - $516,973 Verdict"
  Missouri Lawyers Weekly, August 1998 Click here to view the article

• "Medical Malpractice: Cauda Equina Syndrome - $1,071,000 Verdict "
  Missouri Lawyers Weekly, September 1997 Click here to view the article

• "Medical Malpractice: Knee and Ankle Deformity - $235,000 Verdict"
  Missouri Lawyers Weekly, August 1996 Click here to view the article

• "Medical Malpractice: Lost Chance of Survival - $777,000 Verdict"
  Missouri Lawyers Weekly, February 1996 Click here to view the article

• "Medical Malpractice: Fetal Brain Damage - $1,000,000 Settlement "
  Missouri Lawyers Weekly, August 1995 Click here to view the article

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